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By Hugh Logue, Newswatch Editor
In a House of Commons debate last week, John Hemming, MP for Yardley in Birmingham, highlighted a case in which a father was prevented by a court order from speaking...
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission has announced that Noel Shanahan has been appointed as Commissioner and Chief Executive to replace Stephen Geraghty.
Mr Geraghty is leaving after six...
The remaining Practice Directions for the Family Procedures Rules 2010 are now available to download.
In January the long awaited Family Procedure Rules 2010 for England and Wales were...
The Department for Education has revised and modernised the regulatory framework for fostering in England which includes national minimum standards, fostering services regulations and related...
One in 26 looked after children contact Childline about failings and weaknesses in the care system, a new report by the leading children's charity has revealed.
The report calls on local authorities...
A new initiative from the Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs will offer thousands of newly-separated parents free information and support on arranging child maintenance.
The service is being run in...
The Child Poverty Action Group has announced that it has issued proceedings for judicial review of two of the cuts to housing benefit for private sector tenants due to come into force on 1 April...
Problems with IT systems at the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission are worsening while it waits for a new system to be introduced.
In the meantime, CMEC has hired a private contractor...
More than 500 lawyers and staff from the Manchester's legal firms attended the Manchester Law Society's annual Legal Awards ceremony on Thursday evening.
Launched last year, the awards are a means...
A reduction in funding from central to local government, together with cuts to legal aid, police, health and social services will leave domestic violence victims at greater risk of severe harm, a...